cataplasm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cataplasm	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cataplasm n a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. Synonym(s): poultice, cataplasm, plaster
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cataplasm \Cat"a*plasm\, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to spread over; kata` down, wholly + [?] to form, mold.] (Med.) A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of the body; a poultice. --Dunglison.